5   Jesse Morgan
Jesse Morgan

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.

High School:
Olney H.S.

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 190

Position:
G

Experience:
2L


03/12/2013

UMass Opens Atlantic 10 Championship Against GW on Thursday

Minutemen and Colonials are meeting for the seventh time in tourney play

03/08/2013

UMass Concludes Regular Season At Rhode Island

Minutemen can finish as high as sixth place following Saturday's games

03/05/2013

UMass Hosts Butler In Pivotal A-10 Game Thursday Night

Follow the social media push to get 3,000 students out via #3kForDK

03/01/2013

UMass Begins Final A-10 Stretch At Xavier On National Television

Minutemen are looking to regain their strong road form

02/22/2013

UMass Hosts Dayton Looking To Snap Three-Game Skid

Flyers defeated the Minutemen by 33 last year in Ohio

12/05/2012

ABC40 Highlights Following Northeastern Win

ABC40 highlights UMass' win at Northeastern

02/16/2013

MBB vs. TEMPLE

MBB vs. TEMPLE Photos by Thom Kendall '93

01/05/2013

MBB vs. EMU

MBB vs. EMU Photos by Thom Kendall '93

12/22/2012

MBB vs. EAST CAROLINA

MBB vs. EAST CAROLINA Photos by Thom Kendall '93

12/19/2012

MBB vs. OHIO

MBB vs. OHIO Photos by Thom Kendall '93

12/15/2012

MBB vs. ELON

MBB vs. ELON Photos by Thom Kendall '93


On Morgan: Dynamic shooter and scorer, who will eligible to play for the Minutemen after the first semester ... Came to UMass in winter of 2009-10 after fall semester ... Originally signed an NLI at Seton Hall, but never played for the Pirates ... Can play all three guard positions ... Nicknamed "Takeover" for his ability to takeover games.

2012-13 (Jr.):Game-By-Game Statistics

2011-12 (So.):
• Scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds vs. Northeastern (11/14).
• Recorded a career-high five steals in the season-opener vs. Elon (11/11).

2010-11 (Fr.):
• Became eligible to practice with the team on Dec. 19 after sitting out due to NCAA qualification requirements. Will have 3.5 semesters to play at UMass.
• Played in 12 games with 4.4 points per game in 10.8 minutes per rgame.
• Attempted 11 field goals, scored four points in A-10 Tournament loss to Dayton (3/8).
• After not playing vs. Temple (3/2), came off bench to score eight points at Fordham (3/5) in 17 minutes.
• In first college game in hometown of Philadelphia at La Salle (2/27), had eight points on two 3-pointers.
• In two games (2/16-19), 10.0 points/game in 17.0 minutes of action after five games of not playing.
• Canned a key 3-pointer as part of six points at Rhode Island (2/19), also grabbed six rebounds.
• Best game of career against Duquesne (2/16) with 14 points (5-of-11 FGs) in 18 minutes.
• Did not play for five games from Jan. 26-Feb. 13.
• Played final minute at Charlotte (1/19) and had monster slam dunk.
• Best game to date at Central Connecticut (1/3), netted five points including 3-pointer in 12 minutes.
• College debut vs. #24 UCF (12/22), tallied a free throw in four minutes.

Before UMass: First Team All-City selection at Olney High School in his native Philadelphia ... He averaged 28 points per game, the third-best total among city-league players, and led the Trojans to a 19-3 record ... Had a brief stay at South Kent Prep in Connecticut before college.

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SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 17, Elon -- 11/11/11 ; Sacred Heart -- 11/17/10
Rebounds: 11, Elon -- 12/15/12 ; vs Elon -- 12/15/12
Assists: 5, Holy Cross -- 11/27/10
Steals: 3, 6 times
Blocks: 2, 8 times
FG made: 5, 5 times
FG attempts: 11, Seton Hall -- 12/11/10
3FG made: 2, Elon -- 11/11/11
3FG attempts: 5, Quinnipiac -- 12/02/09
FT made: 8, at Northeastern -- 12/04/12 ; Maine -- 12/08/10 ; Boston University -- 12/31/10
FT attempts: 10, at Northeastern -- 12/04/12 ; Maine -- 12/08/10


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